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Vladimir Putin

Three ways the US should respond to Russia’s suspension of New START

By Steven Pifer | Nuclear Weapons

Legal aspects of Russia’s New START suspension provide opportunities for US policy makers

By Rose Gottemoeller, Marshall L. Brown, Jr. | Nuclear Weapons

The A1 Verse: Kremlin TV dinner

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

Heavy equipment in a quarry.

The war in Ukraine is hurting the transition to low-carbon technologies

By Paul Hockenos | Climate Change

VIDEO – Zelensky’s journey: A standup comic stands up to Putin

By Thomas Gaulkin | Multimedia, Special Topics

VIDEO: Which war crimes might Russians have committed in Ukraine?

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

A picture of Putin.

Europe’s ‘darkest hour,’ war in a radioactive zone, and fleeing citizens: Putin invades Ukraine

By Matt Field | Analysis

President Joe Biden announces sanctions after Russia moves troops to Ukraine.

Biden announces new sanctions, moves troops to Baltics. Will Putin order Russian troops further into Ukraine?

By Matt Field | Analysis

An armored battalion heading south from soloti, Russia

In fiery speech, Putin recognizes Ukraine separatist regions; Russian troops ordered to Eastern Ukraine

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Risk

Amid the Ukraine crisis, looking again at Putin, the one-man show the West doesn’t understand

By Fiona Hill | Nuclear Risk